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The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) | The list shows the number of minutes Lana spent walking each dog.\u003Cbr>12, 14, 10, 94, 20\u003Cbr>A. The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) | The list shows the number of minutes Bianca biked each day.\u003Cbr>33, 33, 33, 12, 16\u003Cbr>A. The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |\n| 4) | The list shows the number of seashells each visitor collected.\u003Cbr>13, 13, 16, 13, 10\u003Cbr>A. The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |\n| 5) | The list shows the number of seconds each runner rested between sprints.\u003Cbr>36, 43, 36, 37, 36\u003Cbr>A. The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |\n| 6) | The list shows the number of toy cars each child owned.\u003Cbr>10, 16, 14, 12, 5\u003Cbr>A. The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |\n| 7) | The list shows the number of miles each cyclist rode.\u003Cbr>10, 41, 8, 7, 5\u003Cbr>A. The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | The list shows the number of minutes Amy rode her bike each day.\u003Cbr>31, 27, 27, 27, 23\u003Cbr>A. The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | The list shows the number of jumping jacks Paul completed each day.\u003Cbr>17, 25, 12, 24, 33\u003Cbr>A. The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | The list shows the number of jumping jacks Victor did each round.\u003Cbr>28, 28, 24, 28, 32\u003Cbr>A. The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-10 |  | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 7)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 7)[ 7](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 7)  \nChoosing a Measure of Center  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Choose the measure of center that best describes each set of data.\u003Cbr>1) The list shows the number of steps Henry counted each hour.\u003Cbr>69, 54, 90, 82, 58\u003Cbr>A. The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.  A \u003Cbr>2. B |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) | The list shows the number of minutes Lana spent walking each dog.\u003Cbr>12, 14, 10, 94, 20\u003Cbr>A. The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.\u003Cbr>4. |  | C |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | D |  |  |\n| 3) | The list shows the number of minutes Bianca biked each day.\u003Cbr>33, 33, 33, 12, 16\u003Cbr>A. The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.\u003Cbr>6. |  | C |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | A |  |  |\n| 4) | The list shows the number of seashells each visitor collected.\u003Cbr>13, 13, 16, 13, 10\u003Cbr>A. The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7. |  | B |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | The list shows the number of seconds each runner rested between sprints.\u003Cbr>36, 43, 36, 37, 36\u003Cbr>A. The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.\u003Cbr>9. |  | D |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | A |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | The list shows the number of toy cars each child owned.\u003Cbr>10, 16, 14, 12, 5\u003Cbr>A. The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10. |  | D |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  ","cbCaieghsKAWYGuX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieghsKAWYGuX","pdf",43004,"English","# Practice Problems\n## Choose the Measure of Center (1-10)\n# Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"What does each problem ask you to choose?\",\"answer\":\"Each problem asks you to choose the measure of center that best describes the given data set: the mean, the median, the mode, or all three equally.\"},{\"question\":\"Which four answer options appear on every question?\",\"answer\":\"The options are A. the mean, B. the median, C. the mode, and D. all three equally.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the worksheet checked?\",\"answer\":\"The document includes an answer key listing the correct letter choice for each item from 1 to 10.\"}]","Choosing a Measure of Center - Mean, Median, and Mode Practice | PDF",1790788295]